Really Bad News… for the Jews
I follow the news. Well, at least a little. I get a daily Need 2 Know update. It’s awesome, and I’m a huge fan. But the other day I read two separate stories, and they made my blood boil. The […]
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Surviving the Inane Lockdown from Hell
Israel is currently in the midst of its second tiresome and burdensome lockdown. We’re an absolute mess right now, with shockingly high infection rates and a steadily climbing death rate. And I can’t help but think, we’re getting exactly what
Trapped Under the Burden of Information
The Burden of Information: The Open Book I have unwittingly placed the weight of the world on my shoulders. And I’m not positive I want it there. In my blog and my books, I write about a whole lot of
My Terrible Relationship with the Doctor
I hate going to the doctor. No, I’m not afraid. Even needles don’t really bother me. And I’m willing to follow advice given to me. I’ve just learned over the course of these forty years that it is rarely worth
My Life and the Spinning Plates
You know the classic spinning plates performance? The performer has a bunch of thin sticks, and one by one he spins a plate and balances it on one of the sticks. Every time a plate is about to fall, he
I Will Never Forget Gush Katif
I moved to Israel in 1997 and left in 2005, only to return eleven years later. Gush Katif: Blue vs. Orange Israel was not calm in 2005. It was pure insanity. The city of Jerusalem was covered in orange, in